Botanical Garden of Batumi. Green Cape

Resting near Batumi, it's impossible not to make an excursion to the Batumi botanical garden. Here it is possible for a day as if to visit all the continents of the Earth, because the plants of this unique place really gathered from all corners of our planet. Walking along the shady alleys or making your way through the barely noticeable paths of the garden in the grass, you feel an extraordinary unity with nature, you enjoy the fabulous aromas of thousands of flowers, you admire unusual plants that you can hardly see anywhere else so live, and even touch them.

Botanical Garden Batumi on the map

This wonderful botanical garden is only 8.5 km from the city of Batumi. Nearby, literally in 2-5 steps, there is a railway station Zeleny cape. She was so called precisely because here she is always green and delightfully beautiful. Also called a local resort. Nearby is the Georgian village of Mtsvane-Kontshi. Once upon a time there was an all-Union health resort, dozens of sanatoriums worked, a suspended cable car operated. Now there is a private sector and a wonderful coast of the Black Sea, on the elevation near which is Batumi Botanical Garden. Tourists like Mtsvane-Kontshi, because the conditions for recreation are excellent here, and the prices are low. Plus, that in walking distance there is such a unique attraction. Almost all visitors to the garden necessarily descend to the cape and dive into the purest waters of the sea (of course, if weather conditions permit). The station Cape Verde still operates.

Directions

Many are interested in the botanical garden of Batumi how to get there? The easiest way is by taxi from Batumi. You can also take a shuttle bus (bus 31). You can stop it right on the road, not even at a stop. The ticket price is 80 Georgian tetri, although sometimes you have to pay 1 lari (depending on where you board a minibus). Sometimes you can catch a minibus number 150. Some get to the place on the buses going to the village. But then you have to go out on a bend and go to the garden on the railway. But there is free entrance.

According to tourists, you can get to the botanical garden by morning train Makhindzhauri-Kutaisi, which makes a stop on the platform Cape Verde. Here she arrives at local time at 8-00.

Operating procedure

Officially, the botanical garden of Batumi has the address: the city of Batumi, the village of Mtsvane-Kontshi. Since 2006, it has become an independent institution. Few people do not know that the Russian scientist, engaged in geography and botany, founded this most remarkable living landmark, Andrei Nikolaevich Krasnov. He began to collect the garden exposition from 1880, wishing to explore how cultures that grow in different parts of the Earth in the subtropics of Georgia will feel. The garden was opened for visiting in 1912. Thus, for 103 years, this wonderful botanical garden has surprised and fascinated visitors. Opening hours in 2015 - from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm without holidays and weekends. The ticket for an adult is according to the latest information of 8 lari. Children under the age of 10 are admitted for free. Excursion with a guide costs 30 GEL. Call and clarify the information by calling 577 43 64 43.

Infrastructure

The botanical garden of Batumi occupies a huge area, which is almost 113 hectares or 1 130 000 square meters. The entire territory is neatly divided into 21 zones, each of which corresponds to a certain natural region of the Earth. When purchasing a ticket, a map of the botanical garden is issued free of charge. Along the territory are laid alleys stretching parallel to the coast. From them depart trails and paths leading to the secluded corners of green plantations. Along the avenues there are open buses. The ticket price in one direction is according to the latest data of 4 GEL. You can order an individual electric car. It will cost at 40 GEL.

In the botanical garden there is one cafe in two floors. There is also a toilet. At the entrance to the season, they sell ice cream and light snacks such as chips and nuts.

Description

The botanical garden of Batumi impresses with its large-scale dimensions. In length, it stretches for several kilometers. On the whole main route there are benches, benches, gazebos and tents made of bamboo, which, by the way, is planted in the garden. Very many tents and gazebos are decorated with lianas blooming seasonally or year round tropical plants. Here you really feel like in a magical floral country. Such an illusion is created and unusual floral aromas, which flow around the garden.

In addition to shops on its territory there are several artificial reservoirs in which live goldfish and turtles. Some lakes have fountains and bridges. All plants growing in the garden can not be listed, because only trees and shrubs are more than 2000 species. And how many grasses and flowers, in general, no one believed. One can only say that palm trees and pine trees, bananas and junipers, bamboo and magnolia coexist in the garden. Some trees are very old, with large hollows and thick trunks. For many of them, the roots sticking out of the ground were interwoven into incredible patterns. There are also young trees of undersized species, whose age is difficult to determine.

Relax in the garden

The botanical garden of Batumi is loved by adults and children, who are brought here on excursions by whole classes. But here you can not only walk during the day, but also to live! In the garden there are special places for camping and picnics. Therefore, those who have such a desire, can come here with a tent. It is worth it 15 lari per day. Tents can be installed 100 meters from the shore of the Black Sea in the shadow of tropical evergreen trees.

All visitors to the garden must do dozens of photos, and some make a video. But here as a useful and delicious souvenir you can buy a unique honey. In the garden there is an apiary. Thousands of flowers from all over the world give the bees of this apiary nectar. So honey in its own way is also unique.

Advice

Those who already had the fortune to walk around this botanical garden are advised to take water and food with them. The only cafe is at the very end of the main route, and the food there is not particularly tasty.

Also advise as soon as possible to come to the botanical garden. The opening hours are quite comfortable, but the garden is so huge that it's very difficult to see everything.

Another tip is to take a bathing suit and a towel, because the excellent beach is very close.

Reviews

Everyone who visited the botanical garden of Batumi, reviews about it leave the most enthusiastic. And how can you not admire the beauty that is here in every flowerbed, in every corner!

What are the other advantages of tourists?

• All plants are signed, and there is a translation from Georgian into Russian;
• Wonderful pavilions and tents, in which it is pleasant to relax;
• There are berries and fruits that you can try (strawberries, tangerines);
• The presence, in addition to unique plants, of some animals that are interesting to observe (fish, turtles, squirrels, dozens of different birds, beautiful butterflies);
• The presence of buses in the garden, on which you can drive to the central entrance.

The noted shortcomings:

• Few toilets in the garden;
• There is no service (water and at least some food are not sold), although many tourists see this as worthy of the park.

Thus, there are more advantages than disadvantages.